For the five-year period from 1950-55 (shortly before he died), Max Ophuls was arguably the world's greatest filmmaker, creating LA RONDE, LE PLAISIR, LOLA MONTES, and this masterful study of a tragic, three-cornered romance.
THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... opens brilliantly as the Countess Louise de... (Darrieux; her character's last name is obscured throughout the story) searches through her belongings for something to sell. The camera glides along as she examines furs, a necklace, a cross, and finally a pair of diamond
earrings she received as a wedding present from her husband, General Andre de... (Boyer). When she pretends that the earrings have been stolen, t...
Released:
1953
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins